Anti-War Committee denounces Israel's ban of Omar and Tlaib<\/strong>
\nFight Back | fightbacknews.org<\/a> | 2019-08-19
\nFight Back News Service is circulating the following August 15 statement from the Twin Cities based Anti-War Committee. | The Minnesota Anti-War Committee condemns the Israeli government's August 15 decision not to allow US Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering occupied Palestine, to which the Israeli state controls all access. Reps. Omar and Tlaib join the thousands of peace activists, human rights officials and people of conscience around the world who are denied entry over their support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel and its Zionist policies of occu…
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Kashmir and Palestine: Solidarity and Unity in Opposing Global Militarization<\/strong>
\nPalestinian BDS National Committee | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-19
\nThe Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition in Palestinian society, shares the shock and anger of Kashmiris and democratic forces in India and across the world over the authoritarian decision of the Bharatiya Janta Party-led …
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Political Upheaval Over Tlaib and Omar Shows the Power of BDS<\/strong>
\nPhilip Weiss | commondreams.org<\/a> | 2019-08-19
\nRepresentative Rashida Tlaib (L) and Representative Ilhan Oma. (Photo: Mondoweiss) | www.commondreams.org\/sites\/default\/files…<\/a> …
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600 Mink Liberated from Jerry Marr Mink Farm in Washington (Delayed Report)<\/strong>
\nAnimal Liberation Press Office | indybay.org<\/a> | 2019-08-19
\nWashington State: In early November last year, animal liberation activists crossed a waist high stream to reach the woods surrounding Jerry Marr mink farm in northern Washington. While waiting to ensure the farm was free from security patrols, the activists were met with the scattered cries and constant scratching of imprisoned minks. Within fifteen minutes six hundred cages were opened. Fencing was damaged allowing escapees easier access to the nearby creek. These solitary predators can travel ten miles in a day and will quickly disperse over a large area once released. Hopefully a handful of animals found the N…
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Connecticut activists protest judicial cooperation with ICE<\/strong>
\nKarleigh Chardonnay Merlot | liberationnews.org<\/a> | 2019-08-18
\n"The bad behavior and hatred of these marshals and the misconduct of these marshals have caused hardship."
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Colombia's Duque Shuns Nobel Winner Meeting Rape Survivors<\/strong>
\ntelesurenglish.net<\/a> | 2019-08-18
\nColombian President Ivan Duque was slammed for refusing to meet with Nobel Laureate Denis Mukwege who visited the country to support the victims of sexual violence. | RELATED: | Colombian Social Leader Shot a Day After Global March Against Activists' Killings | The physician from Congo won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for his "efforts to end the use of se…
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The "Toxic 100" Worst Polluters<\/strong>
\nStaff | therealnews.com<\/a> | 2019-08-18
\nMichael Ash of PERI discusses the "Toxic 100" index, which ranks the top 100 corporations in the US, including the U.S. government, according to the degree to which they pollute the air, the water, and contribute to greenhouse gases. The index assists in divestment campaigns and in identifying opportunities for green growth…
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#mypalestiniansitty Honors Palestinian Grandmoms, Rejects Trump<\/strong>
\nteleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net<\/a> | 2019-08-17
\nTwitter is alight with #mypalestinesitty, a hashtag being used by thousands to pay homage to their Palestinian grandmothers after United States President Trump insulted U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib–and her 90-year-old grandmother, Muftia Tlaib, who lives in the West Bank. | RELATED: | Israel Confirms Banning Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib from Visiting Palestine Over BDS Support | Muftia Tlaib responded to Trump on Saturday–"may God damn y…
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"One By One, They're Dying": Activists Protest Tennessee's Fifth Execution in a Year<\/strong>
\nLiliana Segura | theintercept.com<\/a> | 2019-08-17
\nStephen West was killed in the electric chair on August 15, and abolitionists are vowing to step up the pressure to stop executions in Tennessee.
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Activists challenge ICE profiteers<\/strong>
\nBetsey Piette | workers.org<\/a> | 2019-08-17
\nShortly after Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, shares of CoreCivic Inc. and GEO Group (CXW and GEO on the stock exchange) shot up 21 and 43 percent, respectively. The two companies controlled 85 percent of the private, for-profit prison industry. Today, facilities run by these two companies hold . . . | Continue reading Activists challenge ICE profiteers at Workers.org<\/a>…
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'We Will Have Her Back': Jewish Constituents Rally Behind Rashida Tlaib Amid Trump Attacks<\/strong>
\nJake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org<\/a> | 2019-08-17
\n"I can't wait to show my grandmother how I was supported by all of you—it would bring her so much joy," said Tlaib, who attended a rally organized by Jewish activists Friday night | www.commondreams.org\/sites\/default\/files…<\/a> …
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Israel bans Representatives Omar and Tlaib from entering Palestine<\/strong>
\nFight Back | fightbacknews.org<\/a> | 2019-08-16
\nMinneapolis, MN – U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) have joined the ranks of thousands of human rights activists and millions of diaspora Palestinians who have been denied entry to Palestine by the occupying Israeli regime. | Reps. Omar and Tlaib had planned a congressional trip to the West Bank for next week, initially agreed to by the Israeli regime "out of respect for the U.S. Congress and the great alliance between Israel and America." However, on August 15 Israel announced a reversal of its previous decision and banned the delegation's entrance. | The announcement came imm…
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'Expanding Empire' — in 1969 and today<\/strong>
\nV. Copeland | workers.org<\/a> | 2019-08-16
\nThe following excerpt from "Expanding Empire — The global war drive of big business and the forces that will stop it" was written in 1969 during the Vietnam War. The author, Vince Copeland, was a founding member of Workers World Party and had been a militant steel worker fired in . . . | Continue reading 'Expanding Empire' — in 1969 and today at Workers.org<\/a>…
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The BDS movement calls to boycott three anti-Palestinian German clubs<\/strong>
\nSAMIR | bdsmovement.net<\/a> | 2019-08-15
\nThe BDS movement calls to boycott three anti-Palestinian German clubs: PACBI StatementConne Island, Golden Pudel and : \/\/about blank are complicit in Israel's oppression of Palestinians | Cultural Boycott Right To BoycottAugust 15, 2019…
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The Boycott's Abolitionist Roots<\/strong>
\nWilly Blackmore | thenation.com<\/a> | 2019-08-14
\nThe Boycott's Abolitionist Roots…
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BDS condemns antisemitic, fascist forces in Germany and worldwide<\/strong>
\npatrick | bdsmovement.net<\/a> | 2019-08-14
\nBDS condemns antisemitic, fascist forces in Germany and worldwide: BNC StatementOur nonviolent movement opposes all forms of racism and racial discrimination. | Right To BoycottAugust 14, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
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BDS movement condemns U.S. Congress' anti-BDS resolution<\/strong>
\npatrick | bdsmovement.net<\/a> | 2019-08-13
\nBDS movement condemns U.S. Congress' anti-BDS resolution: UpdateThe resolution is based on lies and aims to to demonize peaceful resistance to Israel's military occupation and apartheid. | Right To BoycottJuly 23, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) …
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Bayer\/Monsanto Silencing Journalists, Activists, and Scientists<\/strong>
\nStaff | therealnews.com<\/a> | 2019-08-13
\nInvestigative reporter Carey Gillam talks about Bayer\/Monsanto's efforts to discredit her work and deflect criticism about cancer-causing glyphosate, a major ingredient in Roundup pesticide…
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How Climate Activists Can Benefit from Solidarity with Kentucky Coal Miners<\/strong>
\nRyan Driskell Tate | progressive.org<\/a> | 2019-08-12
\nAs fossil-fuel workers lose their jobs today, the urgency of what climate activists call the "just transition" becomes all the more apparent.
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Hong Kong Grounds Flights as Mass Sit-in Shuts Down Airport After Weekend of Protests<\/strong>
\nStaff | democracynow.org<\/a> | 2019-08-12
\nAll departing flights were grounded as chaos engulfed the Hong Kong International Airport Monday, after thousands of pro-democracy protesters filled the travel hub to protest police brutality. Many eventually left the airport, fearing threats of more police action, but hundreds of activists remain. The latest escalation follows a weekend of bloody clashes between the police and protesters. Confrontations turned especially violent on Sunday night as riot police fired tear gas inside a subway station and were filmed beating protesters with batons. Meanwhile, Beijing has escalated its rhetoric against the protesters…
\nwww.democracynow.org\/2019\/8\/12\/hong_kong…<\/a><\/p>\n

"The Next Step Is the Kremlin": Why Moscow Protests Have Putin's Government Worried<\/strong>
\nStaff | democracynow.org<\/a> | 2019-08-12
\nUp to 60,000 protesters gathered Saturday in Moscow in the largest demonstration Russia has witnessed in years. Although the protest was officially authorized, dozens of protesters were arrested in the capital, and dozens more were also arrested in demonstrations across the country. Saturday's protest was organized to denounce the recent barring of opposition candidates from running in an upcoming election for Moscow City Council. We speak with Nina Khrushcheva, professor of international affairs at The New School. She is the co-author of "In Putin's Footsteps: Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia's…
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Documents Reveal Monsanto Surveilled Journalists, Activists & Even Musician Neil Young<\/strong>
\nStaff | democracynow.org<\/a> | 2019-08-09
\nExplosive new documents reveal the U.S. agribusiness giant Monsanto ran a "fusion center" to surveil and discredit journalists and activists who criticized or wrote damning reports about Monsanto, as well as legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young, who released an album in 2015 called "The Monsanto Years." Monsanto monitored Young's Twitter activity and even analyzed the lyrics of his album. The fusion center also surveilled journalist Carey Gillam, who has done extensive research and writing about Monsanto and its popular pesticide Roundup, which has been linked to cancer. The corporation also targeted the nonpro…
\nwww.democracynow.org\/2019\/8\/9\/monsanto_f…<\/a><\/p>\n

Sacramento activists demand recognition of Black August<\/strong>
\nJamier Sale | liberationnews.org<\/a> | 2019-08-06
\nOn Aug. 1, the Black August Organizing Committee led a coalition of community groups to Sacramento City Hall to deliver a resolution recognizing the month as Black August.
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Boycott Pop-Kultur Berlin Festival 2019<\/strong>
\nSAMIR | bdsmovement.net<\/a> | 2019-07-30
\nBoycott Pop-Kultur Berlin Festival 2019: PACBI StatementPalestinians call for the boycott of Pop-Kultur Berlin festival, until it ends its partnership with Israel | Cultural BoycottJuly 30, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
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Sao Paulo Forum Voices Solidarity with Venezuela, Rejects US Warmongering<\/strong>
\nPaul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com<\/a> | 2019-07-29
\nThe host of delegates from around the world likewise expressed support for leftist movements in Latin America.
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